Isaiah 48:5
And I declare to thee from that time, Before it cometh I have caused thee to hear, Lest thou say, 'Mine idol hath done them, And my graven image, And my molten image did command them.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
4From my knowing that thou art obstinate, And a sinew of iron thy neck, And thy forehead brass,
Cross References
Isaiah 42:9The former things, lo, have come, And new things I am declaring, Before they spring up I cause you to hear.
Isaiah 44:7And who as I, doth call and declare it, And arrange it for Me, Since My placing the people of antiquity, And things that are coming, And those that do come, declare they to them?
Isaiah 48:3The former things from that time I declared, And from my mouth they have gone forth, And I proclaim them, Suddenly I have done, and it cometh.
Luke 1:70As He spake by the mouth of His holy prophets, Which have been from the age;
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 48:2-9
God's Expostulation with His People. ( b. c. 708.) 1 Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which swear by the name of the Lord , and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness. 2 For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; The Lord of hosts is his name. 3 I have declared the former things from the beginning; and they went forth out of my mouth, and I showed… Read the whole commentary →